Configuring Mail.app for MacOS X

Mail.app (also referred to as just "Mail") is Apple's email application that is included with MacOS X. These instructions will show you how to add a second account to the configuration so you can check your UW-RF email.

1. Select "Preferences" from the Mail menu. The Mail preferences window should appear similar to the following:

2. Click on the Create Account button.

3. At the Account Information tab:

a) select IMAP for account type.
b) Enter a meaningful description for the account ... this will show up as a subfolder of your "In" mailbox if you have multiple accounts configured.
c) Enter your email address as it was given to you (i.e. freddy.falcon@uwrf.edu)
d) In the box provided for Full Name, enter your full name as you would like it to appear on outgoing mail.
d) Enter the incoming mail server address as mail.uwrf.edu.
e) For the user name, enter your Falcon account username with a lowercase 'w'

3. Click the Special Mailboxes tab. It is recommended that your options be set to store Drafts and Sent messages on the server. These will allow you to read your sent messages from other locations. Additionally, we recommend moving deleted messages to the Trash mailbox and permanently erasing them when quitting Mail.

4. Click the Advanced tab. It is recommended that you configure Mail to download all messages but omit attachments. By configuring it this way, checking email will be more responsive and you can avoid downloading attachments you don't want to read.

4. Click OK when finished, then close the Mail Preferences window.

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